. >> reporter: she said she believes the paramount issue for women in 2012 is the economy. >> i asked them to think about where they were four years ago and how things have gone. and i just talked through, did the bailouts help you? did some of these other programs help you? did the quote/unquote shovel ready jobs help you? >> reporter: barack obama won loudoun county back in 2008. a vote that was fueled by ballots cast by suburban women. that is one reason michelle obama is here again. romney supporters hoping to turn loudoun county red this time around. for now, reporting live, julie carey, news4. >> hello, buckeyes! >> president obama himself has just wrapped up a campaign speech on the campus of ohio state university. mitt romney, meanwhile, is also in ohio. he'll speak at a rally about an hour from now. his strong debate performance last week led to a boost in some polls. steve handelsman with the latest on that. >> a few weeks ago, at the obama numbers. mitt romney had virtually written off ohio. but now in that big state, in florida, virginia, the rest of the swing states, the